Python user groups 2013: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 23:24, 29 August 2013

Between June 1 2013 and Dec 1 2013:

At least 3 intro / diversity events get run after consultation with the fellow in each of the first and second half of the fellowship

At least 3 user groups improve their speaker diversity in the first half of the fellowship and at least 5 user groups improve their speaker diversity in the second half of the fellowship

Within the first month:

Will announce the project to the group-organizers mailing list.
- By Mon June 10.
  - Will actually send Fri June 14; blog post will go live today.

Write an outline for the informational index page that has info for user group organizers.
- If time this month, turn that into a high-clarity web page.
- Will probably try to get in person feedback from Michelle Rowley when I visit Portland for Open Source Bridge.
- Will publish the source to the website as a git repository on presumably Github, to accept pull requests and other feedback.
- Outline by June 17.

Identify 20 Python user groups and get in touch with their organizers, presumably by email, indicating these goals of the meta-organizer fellowship, linking to the guide, and asking if they'd like to participate and/or chat about the guide.
- To help me do the contacting in batch, first I'll be making a spreadsheet or similar table of these groups, with estimates for their sizes.
- Initial contact by Wed June 26.

Let's start by making it Asheesh's tips for a great user group.

Those are:

Think about newcomer-friendliness in your topics
Don't do it alone (see also Yannick summary)
Host lightning talks
Have a social thing after the talks
Run a BPW clone
Keep track of your success
- Random sampling is a good tool in general, if you can't reach everyone
Funding tips
- PSF wants to fiscally sponsor you probably/possibly
- Get your Meetup fees refunded

What else?

Groups where I think I can make a difference:

ChiPy http://www.chipy.org/
- Pinged someone there to have a Hangouts conversation. Hoping to hear back by Mon Aug 26.
- This could lead to 1/3 speaker diversity goals.
SF Python http://www.meetup.com/sfpython/
- Pinged them with a possible speaker.
- This could lead to 1/3 speaker diversity goals.
DC Python http://www.meetup.com/dcpython/
- 1 woman speaker in the past year
- It seems likely that I can help connect them with speakers. Next unmet speaker slot is in December.
  - Though I wonder if it'd be interesting to have, like, DC Python Data Science lightning talks at the upcoming data science-y one.
Vancouver Python http://www.meetup.com/vanpyz/
- I sent them a ping. Could be a good target for a project night.
Paris Python http://www.meetup.com/Paris-py-Python-Django-friends/
- Probably they'd love to do a project night. Yay Sylvain Zimmer.

Groups where further research is required:

Groups that seem OK:

Boston Python http://www.meetup.com/bostonpython/
- I presume they have things under control, but maybe I should check in anyway.

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 ** This could lead to 1/3 speaker diversity goals.
 * DC Python http://www.meetup.com/dcpython/
+** 1 woman speaker in the past year
+** It seems likely that I can help connect them with speakers. Next unmet speaker slot is in December.
+*** Though I wonder if it'd be interesting to have, like, DC Python Data Science lightning talks at the upcoming data science-y one.
 * Vancouver Python http://www.meetup.com/vanpyz/
 ** I sent them a ping. Could be a good target for a project night.